Tag Archives: Work Related Injuries

Live Injury-Free

There’s a critical health threat that deserves our attention: preventable, serious and life-threatening injuries.  Accidental -->

Schenectady County Company Fined After Fatal Explosion

Last October two asphalt workers were killed on the job in a flash fire/explosion. A -->

Surprising Facts about Workplace Injuries

An infographic featured on the National Safety Council website outlines the scary and surprising reality -->

Workers Injured in Glenville Plant Explosion

On Monday, October 17 multiple workers were injured on the job at a Glenville, NY -->

Does Your Workplace Have an Injury Free Culture?

Every day workers are hurt on the job, often at no fault of their own. -->

Understanding Workplace Injuries: The Overlooked Risk in All Work Environments

When most people think of workplace safety, they might picture dangerous jobs such as construction -->

Walden Man Seriously Injured in Kingston Excavator Accident

A Walden, New York construction worker was directing traffic on Broadway St. in Kingston on -->

Finkelstein & Partners Client, Workplace Accident Victim, awarded $1,500,000 Settlement

Our client, a 25 year old Newburgh, NY man, was working for a large cable -->

What to Do When You Feel Unsafe At Work

In 1970 the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) was passed to prevent serious -->

Space Heater Safety in the Workplace

Are you using space heaters in the workplace because it’s always freezing in your office? -->

What Motivates Workers and Supervisors to Work Safely?

A survey recently revealed that the things that motivate workers to buy in to safety -->

Are Occupational Injuries Under-Reported?

The federal government may seriously be undercounting the number of occupational injuries that occur each -->

Winter Workers and Keeping Them Safe

Winter can affect hundreds of thousands of workers in our area. Under OSHA, each employer -->

Yard Work Safety Tips for the Fall

The leaves are beginning to fall and autumn has officially arrived! Although the changing of -->

Electrical Safety Tips for the Workplace

Electrocution is one of the leading causes of fatalities in the workplace. Below are five -->

A Worker Explains How New York’s Scaffold Law Protected Him From a Devastating Injury on the Job

Lawmakers in Albany declined to water down the Scaffold Safety Law, as a construction accident -->

When Workers Speak Up, What Happens to The Safety of the Workplace?

Last year, an upstate New York McDonald’s worker notified his supervisor of a gas leak -->

Scaffolding Safety: How to Prevent Falls and Injuries in the Workplace

If scaffolding is not used correctly and if proper precautions aren’t taken, serious injuries or -->

Safe Patient Handling Act – a Huge Lift for Safety

Safe patient handling legislation will protect patients and workers from injuries related to lifting, and -->

Outdoor Workers Have a Higher Than Average Risk of Developing Skin Cancer

Sun Safety.jpg The risk of skin cancer becomes greater with increasing amounts of exposure to -->

Preventing Falls in the Workplace

OSHA requires that fall protection be provided at elevations of four feet in general industry -->